NITEROI

Ports along the Atlantic coast of Brazil. In the southeast of the country, when using the West Zone 3 standard. The maximum draft is 7 meters. The load density of water is 1025. The tidal range is 1.4 meters. The prevailing south wind. Compulsory pilotage. Communication, holidays, and entry of ships require documents to be prepared in Rio de Janeiro. Working hours can be arranged through negotiation. Port service facilities include refueling, small boats, medical care, fresh water, supplies, and repatriation, but there are no ship repair, dry dock, towing, or sewage facilities. Foreign consular offices are all located in Rio de Janeiro. The entrance channel of the port is 70 meters wide, 6 meters deep, and 1.4 kilometers long. The turning harbor pool is 250 meters wide and 8 meters deep. The available berths in the port have a coastline of 450 meters and can accommodate roll on/roll off ships, container ships, and bulk carriers. It is a port area in the Rio de Janeiro shipping center that specializes in docking larger vessels. There are various container lifting facilities, forklifts, cranes, and specialized equipment for unloading wheat on the dock, with a storage capacity of 15000 tons in 13 grain silos.